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'''Gilfanon''' was one of the oldest [[Elves]] on [[Tol Eressëa]]. It was he who told [[Eriol]] the tale of the [[Sun]] and the [[Moon]] in the [[Cottage of Lost Play]].

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{{quote|Now there happened that night to be present a guest both at their board and at their tale telling, and his name was Gilfanon|[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]}}

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'''Gilfanon''' was one of the oldest [[Elves]] on [[Tol Eressëa]]. It was he who told [[Eriol]] the tale of the [[Sun]] and the [[Moon]] in the [[Cottage of Lost Play]].<ref>{{LT1|VIII}}, p. 174 ff</ref><ref>{{HM|LT2}}</ref>

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Gilfanon lived in the [[House of the Hundred Chimneys]] in [[Tavrobel]].<ref>{{LT1|VIII}}, p. 175</ref>

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* ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]''

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* ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]''

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